Name_______________________________________________________ “The Diary of Anne Frank” Reader’s Response journal All sections need to be labeled and answered using complete sentences! Act I, Scene 1: Vocabulary Development: Reading I-Can #1: R1E On page 715, Anne’s diary mentions that she “emigrated” to Holland. a. “Emigrated” is the wrong word to use in this sentence. What word, with the same root, should be used instead? _________________________________ b. Explain the reason: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ On page 715, Anne talks about the “Dutch capitulation.” a. “Capitulation” means___________________________________________ b. Based on your knowledge of the situation in Europe, why do you think Holland had to “capitulate”? R3Cj ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Character Analysis Reading I-Can #5: R2Ce In this scene, readers are introduced to Mr. Frank and Miep. What can you infer about their relationship from this short scene? (Remember to include information from the stage directions and the dialogue.) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Title of Scene Reading I-Can #5: R2C Create a title that reveals the connection between the setting and Mr. Frank’s physical and emotional state. ____________________________________________________________________ Explain the meaning and importance of your title. ____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 1 Act I, Scene 2: Vocabulary Development: Reading I-Can #1: R1Eb p. 716.In the narration/ stage directions, it is said that Anne is “mercurial in her emotions.” a. “Mercurial” means ________________________________________________________ (look on the bottom of the page in the text). b. Anne’s emotions are like the mercury in a thermometer because: ____________________________________________________________________ Making an Inference: Reading I-Can #5: R2Ce Mr. Kraler says, “I never thought I’d live to see the day when a man like Mr. Frank would have to go into hiding…” I can infer important information about Mr. Frank’s past from this statement including: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Making an Inference: Reading I-Can #5; R2Ce On page 721 and elsewhere, Anne calls her father by a special nickname, Pim. a. What can you infer about Anne’s relationship with her father? _____________________________________________________________ b. I infer this because: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Literary term: symbol, symbolic Reading I-Can #7; R2B On page 720, Anne and Peter take off their Stars of David but the shape still shows due to the fading of the cloth. a. This scene is symbolic because _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ On page 721, Mr. Frank tells Anne, “There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.” The symbolic meaning of wall, bolt, or lock in this quotation is: ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 Title of Scene: Reading I-Can #5: R2C a. My own title for this scene is: _________________________________________ b. This title reveals the conflict or theme because ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Text-to-Self Connection: Reading I-Can #2: R1G This scene shows the families on their first day of hiding, as they begin to set up their new home. If you could only bring one backpack full of possessions, what would be in that backpack and why? What is something that you would have to leave behind that would be hard to give up? Describe. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Text-to-World or Text-to-Text Connection: Reading I-Can #2: R1G One text-to-world or text-to-text connection I can make from Scene 2 is: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ This connection is important because: _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 3 Act I, Scene 3 Vocabulary Development: Reading I-Can #1: R1E “I’m the goat around here” p. 728. (“Goat” is short for “scapegoat.”) a. The meaning/definition of scapegoat is ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ b. Anne feels that she is a scapegoat because ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Literary term: irony, ironic Reading I-Can #7; R2B Anne tells Mr. Van Daan, “Remember, Mr. So-and-so, remember I’m a lady” and then he tells her, “A man likes a girl who will listen to him once in a while…” on page 727. These quotations are ironic because ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Literary term: hyperbole Reading I-Can #7; R2B “Every time I hear that sound, my heart stops!” p. 728. Mrs. Frank uses this hyperbole to express: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ “When Mr. Kraler comes, the sun begins to shine” p. 729. Mrs. Frank uses this hyperbole to show: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Make a Prediction: Reading I-Can #5: R2C Describe one conflict that you think will arise from the arrival of Mr. Dussell. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 4 Characterization: Reading I-Can #5: R2C “You can imagine…three ration books among the seven of us…and now you make eight” p. 731. a. A ration book is: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ b. This quotation reveals important information about Mr. Van Daan’s values and personality. It shows: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ c. What do you think has caused him to be like this? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Characterization: Reading I-Can #5: R2C Many of the characters in this scene behave immaturely and get on each other’s nerves. Choose one character whom you think behaves immaturely and describe the behavior. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Explain why you think this person behaves this way. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 5 Act I, Scene 4 Reading I-Can #5; R2C In this scene, we see Anne having the first of many nightmares. What makes this scene so realistic? Describe two or more elements of this scene that help create a sense of realism and authenticity. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Characterization: Reading I-Can #5: R2C “There is so little we parents can do to help our children. We can only try to set a good example….point the way. The rest you must do yourself. You must build your own character,” p. 736 a. Based on this quotation, I can tell a lot about Mr. Frank’s parenting style. I can tell: ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Mr. Frank’s parenting style affects Anne by _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Contrast Mr. Frank’s parenting style to that of his wife, Mrs. Frank. How are they different? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Text-to-Self Connection: Reading I-Can #2: R1G Compare or contrast Mr. Frank’s parenting style with your own parent/guardian. Describe the similarity or difference. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Characterization: Reading I-Can # 5: R2C a. Anne reveals two different sides of her personality to her parents after her nightmare (p. 736). Describe these two different sides (do NOT say ‘good’ and ‘bad’!) ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 6 Characterization: Reading I-Can # 5; R2C Anne mentions a conversation that everyone has about what they want to do as soon as the war is over. Each person’s desire reveals something important about his or her personality. Margo Mrs. Van Daan Peter Anne What does each character say he/she wants to do as soon as the war is over? What does each character’s statement show about his or her personality? Making an Inference: Reading #5: R2C Mr. Frank doesn’t say what he wants to do as soon as the war is over. Based on what you know about his values, interests, and personality, how do you think Mr. Frank would answer this question? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ I think he would say this because ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Title of Scene: Reading I-Can #5: R2C a. My own title for this scene is: _________________________________________ b. This title reveals the conflict or theme because ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 7 Act I, Scene 5 Vocabulary Development: Reading I-Can #1: R1E p. 738 improvised “She rushes to her room, hurriedly puts on a little hat improvised from the lamp shade…” a. “Improvised” means ______________________________________________ b. Anne’s ability to improvise this way shows ____________________________________________________________________ c. Describe something that you or someone else has improvised from other materials. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ p. 740 jubilation “It’s a song of jubilation…” a. “Jubilation” means ________________________________________________ b. Mrs. Frank thinks they shouldn’t sing a song of jubilation because ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Making an Inference: Reading I-Can # 4: R2C The gifts Anne gives to each occupant of the Secret Annex reveals more about Anne’s feelings and ideas than they do about the receiver of the gifts. Otto Frank Edith Frank Margot Mr. Mrs. Frank Dussell Van Daan Mr. Van Daan Peter Van Daan Name and describe the gift. How did Anne get or improvise it? What does this gift show about Anne’s feelings, beliefs, or ideas? 8 Characterization : Reading I-Can #5: R2C “A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.”--Jean Paul Richter During the intruder scene, the different characters show their innermost selves that, at times, are different from how they usually act. Mr. Dussell Mrs. Van Daan Mr. Van Daan Peter Mrs. Frank Mr. Frank What did each character say and do? What does this reveal about the character’s inner personality? Is this character’s actions/words similar to or different from how he/she usually acts? Evaluate: Reading I-Can #2: R1G If you were in a similar situation, which character’s response would be the most similar to how you would act? ___________________I think this because ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Literary term: irony: Reading I-Can #7 R2B The family celebrating Hannukah while in hiding is ironic because: ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ It would be important for the family to celebrate anyway because: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 9 Student Name: ________________________________________ -------50 5 4 3 2-0 Comprehension & analysis All answers show accurate reading comprehension and thoughtful analysis. Most answers show accurate reading comprehension and thoughtful or proficient analysis. Some answers may be inaccurate or may not show proficient analysis. Many answers may be inaccurate or may not show proficient analysis. Detailed, complete answers All answers use complete, detailed sentences. Most answers use complete, detailed sentences. Some answers may not be written in complete sentences or detailed. Many answers are not written in complete sentences or are not detailed. CATEGORY A score of 9-10 will equal 45-50 points, which is an A A score of 8 will equal 40-44 points, which is a B. A score of 7 will equal 35-39 points, which is a C. A score of 6 will equal 30-34 points, which is a D. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10